The Waiting Room Lounge

Dead Confederate

w/ Catfish Haven & Awesome Color

There’s a new breed of dark, raw, mind-blowing psych-rock crawling from the South, and its name is Dead Confederate. After relocating to music-rich Athens, Dead Confederate amped up their touring schedule and a copy of their demo fell into the hands of Scott Register, a radio DJ and well-known member of the rock community who had a good relationship with The Artists Organization label’s founder and legendary A&R executive Gary Gersh. Gersh, who inked deals with Nirvana and Sonic Youth, heard the band’s disc by chance on a car ride home from the airport and was riveted. He immediately made plans to travel to Nashville gig to meet with the band, and offered them the opportunity to work together over a Mexican dinner that same night. They’ve already shared the stage with R.E.M. (at a lauded 2008 SXSW appearance), Dinosaur Jr., Drive By Truckers, the Black Angels, Deerhunter and Black Lips and are looking forward to tossing aside their day jobs (everything from catering to construction) to get back into their live groove this summer.